MARAN: Umno has shortlisted several candidates for the Nenggiri by-election in Kelantan, meeting three key criteria: winnability, public acceptance, and voter appeal, says Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
The Deputy Prime Minister said these shortlisted candidates would be discussed with Gua Musang Umno Division chief Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah and the Kelantan Umno Liaison Body before being finalised by the party’s Political Bureau.
“I believe the shortlisted names meet the winnability, acceptance, and appeal criteria among voters. I just need an endorsement from the political bureau before announcing it.
“And in my opinion, Tengku Razaleigh will consider local figures from Nenggiri itself as candidates, proposed by the division and the state liaison body,” he said during a press conference after officiating the Maran Umno Division Meeting in Pekan Tajau here on Sunday (June 30).
Zahid said he had directed Kelantan BN and the Kelantan Umno Liaison Body to mobilise the entire party machinery to Nenggiri to ensure BN’s victory in the polls.
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